Brothers and Sisters

Of all my brothers, I am the closest to B. He is just older than me and we have the shortest span of time between us. Along with his just older sister, we formed a Terrific Trio. It started with schooling, and quickly moved into all things life. We were inseparable! I am extremely close to the rest of my siblings, too, but the older ones were so much ahead of me in life that it was harder to be close to them. They are more role models.
As children, we did not get along. At. All. We fought constantly and were always in trouble for it. When we both reached our teen years, it just changed and we got along so well after that. We can often talk in codes and know exactly what the other two are saying.
Things will never be the same again.
B now has a girl that is his all, his confident, his help-meet. And, that is exactly how it should be. God made it that way.
It will take getting used to. Sometimes, I'll just sit and think about the way things used to be, how they were in the "olden days" when it was my sister and I in the backseat with our "chauffer" driving us places; the laughing, school work, long deep talks and the fervent prayers... most especially the prayers. We all clung to each other in an extremely trying time and that was when we were the closest; hanging on for the last threads of hope.
I thought that when the time came, I would be very jealous! But, I've found that I'm not. I am just ecstatically happy for them and couldn't imagine a better girl for B.
~am